Footballjoe Posted June 14, 2006 Share Posted June 14, 2006 Its been raining heavy here in Virginia all day. I got home from work and cannot get a signal on my satellite dish. This has happened often lately. I am thinking about switching to cable if the price is comparable. What do you have and why? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beaumont Posted June 14, 2006 Share Posted June 14, 2006 Sunday Ticket dictates DirecTV ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big John Posted June 14, 2006 Share Posted June 14, 2006 DirecTV....only way I can get the Sunday Ticket. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sundaynfl Posted June 14, 2006 Share Posted June 14, 2006 Direct TV Why?????? FOOTBALL!! P.S. Have you checked your dish alignment??? Signal strength?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loaf Posted June 14, 2006 Share Posted June 14, 2006 satellite for nfl sunday ticket. and I hate the fact that if I look the dish's way, I lose reception...being on the 9th floor on the lake doesn't help either Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twiley Posted June 14, 2006 Share Posted June 14, 2006 (edited) Satellite but my wife has a new marketing position for a rather large communications company now so I think I get digital cable, internet, and phone for free, so I guess to answer your question.... both. Edited June 14, 2006 by twiley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perchoutofwater Posted June 14, 2006 Share Posted June 14, 2006 DirectTV for two reasons, the first is the Suday Ticket. The second, is because I live out in the country, the cable provider out there really sucks, and the cable was going out more in a years time than in the three years I'v had the dish, and it would be down for the better part of a day or two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H8tank Posted June 14, 2006 Share Posted June 14, 2006 LNB could have water in it, dish could be out of alignment, call them. Dtv has some of the best customer service on the planet, I couldn't be happier. Cable company's are the devil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Footballjoe Posted June 14, 2006 Author Share Posted June 14, 2006 Cable company's are the devil. When I read this it made me think of the movie "The Waterboy" and his mother saying that "foosball is the devil" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BYoder Posted June 14, 2006 Share Posted June 14, 2006 I have Dish Network. Because the cable where I live sucks and at the time I signed up it was cheaper than Direct TV. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecerwin Posted June 14, 2006 Share Posted June 14, 2006 Directv for NFL sunday ticket Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtomicCEO Posted June 14, 2006 Share Posted June 14, 2006 I'm currently pricing out my options. I have a complicated situation in that I want digital TV and high speed internet... but I have no home phone. Comcast just jumped my bill from the promotional rate of $76/mo for digital cable and internet to $140. After getting pretty cranky at them, they got me down to $88 dollars... but only for 3 months... then it goes back up. So, I have 3 months to switch. I looked at DirecTV... but I'd have to bundle it with Qwest DSL to get a better price. And... they require that a home phone is a part of that bundle, along with all it's gay hidden taxes and fees, so who knows how much that would cost in the end. I looked at Dish Network, but I hear their customer service is awful, and I'm getting pissed at talking to their resellers who don't know what they are talking about but are very pushy to close a sale. Does anyone know if they bundle with any high speed internet? The last lady I talked to said that they did... but what she was saying made no sense. Also, their $29 package will cost $45 once all their equipment rental fees and crap get added. Did you know they charge an extra $5 if you don't have a phone line attached to the receiver? Losers. I'm thinking of getting standard non-digital cable and buying a TiVo box to hook up to it. They make those for analog cable, right? Then I could buy DSL alone for like $30. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtomicCEO Posted June 14, 2006 Share Posted June 14, 2006 (edited) Crap. Analog cable TiVo boxes require a phone line. ... and it's $20 month for service. Crap. Edited June 14, 2006 by AtomicCEO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seattle LawDawg Posted June 14, 2006 Share Posted June 14, 2006 Cable: Gives me another reason to go to the bar on Sundays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Cid Posted June 14, 2006 Share Posted June 14, 2006 DirecTv is the only acceptable answer. The Sunday Ticket decides it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coffeeman Posted June 14, 2006 Share Posted June 14, 2006 DirecTV. It never rains in California... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twiley Posted June 14, 2006 Share Posted June 14, 2006 Crap. Analog cable TiVo boxes require a phone line. ... and it's $20 month for service. Crap. Yeah. I'm not sure if they do it any more but TiVo use to offer a lifetime membership that would only apply to that unit. I have a lifetime membership on one receiver but if it ever craps out I'll have to re-up for the monthly fee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cre8tiff Posted June 14, 2006 Share Posted June 14, 2006 Cable. I hated rain fade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Neutron Posted June 14, 2006 Share Posted June 14, 2006 Dish Network here. I had DirecTV for a long time, but they pissed me off on an equipment deal. I miss the NFL Ticket, but my family is happier for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REZ Posted June 14, 2006 Share Posted June 14, 2006 Cable. Can't get abc, cbs, nbc or fox on Directtv where I'm at. I'd have to have the cable for at least them so just went with the cable company. 'sides, I have my phone and internet with them and do get a bulk discount that way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BYoder Posted June 14, 2006 Share Posted June 14, 2006 I looked at Dish Network, but I hear their customer service is awful, and I'm getting pissed at talking to their resellers who don't know what they are talking about but are very pushy to close a sale. Does anyone know if they bundle with any high speed internet? The last lady I talked to said that they did... but what she was saying made no sense. Also, their $29 package will cost $45 once all their equipment rental fees and crap get added. Did you know they charge an extra $5 if you don't have a phone line attached to the receiver? Losers. Yes, Dish Network's customer service is horrible. I had a remote go bad a few weeks ago. It took at least a half hour to get a live person on the phone and then they acted like it was my fault the f'ing buttons quit working after 5 years. After finally convincing them that there remote was old and needed replaced they sent me a new one. I didn't think that they had high speed internet, but I may have to call to find out because I would like to have it if they do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSab Posted June 14, 2006 Share Posted June 14, 2006 RCN cable, 10 MB modem and phone bundled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montster Posted June 14, 2006 Share Posted June 14, 2006 Crap. Analog cable TiVo boxes require a phone line. ... and it's $20 month for service. Crap. my friend has a stand-alone tivo and no land-line phone and he was able to set it the machine up so it gets updates through his wireless network. i'm pretty sure he has digital cable, though, so i don't know if that's the catch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocknrobn26 Posted June 14, 2006 Share Posted June 14, 2006 Cable here. Why? I don't want to have a box for every freakin' TV. I don't want a dish on the front of my house I don't want 2 dishes (From what I can tell that's what I need in my area) in the front of my house. I don't want to deal w/ weather, not to mention trees could get in the way. I wouldn't pay $200+ for the Ticket anyway. Heresy....mebee! I get enuff on normal TV, besides there is always the internet. I do want someone to come out and fix it FREE! Though my cable TV has run flawlessly for years. I do want On Demand I do want BB, no DSL available here. The savings for a dish is minimal w/ a maxed out pack that I have. My cuz's boyfriend, some of you know my disdain for him, has the Dish. I'll take every opportunity to piss him off and argue with the yutz. If it ain't broke don't fix it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Down Goes Frazia Posted June 14, 2006 Share Posted June 14, 2006 (edited) comcast tv comcast internet comcast digital voice all on one bill & a very nice discount having all 3. EDITED to ADD - i'd love the nfl ticket but it's not worth it for me having seahawks season tickets. if I need to see a particular game..... there's at least 5 bars within crawling distance of my casa. Edited June 14, 2006 by Down Goes Frazia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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